Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-09
BRIEFS.

Read the advertisement OF Mr.. II. ).
HYDE, of Martinsburg, this week.
d.. Rentch has his Christmas goods
open for inspection. Go to see them.
We understand that Tom Leggett will
scald his hogs this year in putty keg.
All the stores in town will be closed
on Christmas and New Years Day this
year.
Clara Louise Kellogg Is to sing in
Hagerstown on the evening of December
18th.
We are indebted to Mr.. g. l.. Barn
hart, of Duffields, for handsome calen-
dars.
The building of railroad north and
south through Middletown Valley is
being talked of.
Geo. W. Show has opened his Christ
mas goods, and he wants the public TO
call and see them.
Mr.. Dennis NJ. Schoppert is putting
new tin roof on the dwelling-hOuse of
the Misses Harris.
Mr.. Z. X. WeiS killed his big hogs
last Tuesday. One weighed 400 and the
other 329 pounds net.
Ed. Randall, the painting evangelist,
has recently been in Winchester preach.
;, and distrihntiup tracts
4 complete line of gold, silver and
nickle Watches at G. w. Browns
Charlestown Jew elry Store.
The canal paymaster disbursed
$4,000 to the employees last week, be-
ING their pay for last August.
The congregation Of Rev. Charles
Ghiselin have recently presented him
with a horse and buggy. That's clever.
The members of the Bethesda cOngre-
gallon recently made handsome dona-
to their pastor, Rev. B. F. Bausmann.
Official notice has been given that no
WAY bills will be issued on the Chesa-
peake Il Ohio Canal after December
10th.
Orders for 32nd Degree ConsistOry
Charms and Rings promptly attended to
at c. W. Browns Charlesfown Jewelry
store.
The free delivery system has been
granted to Hagers;own by the Postoffice
Department. Three letter-carriers will
be allowed.
Imagine the crowds of the Holiday
season and buy wheE my assortment is
complete c. w. Browns Charlestown
Jewelry Store.
Mr.. John II. Schoppert of the Treas
ury Department has sent us copy OF
the annual report of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue.
public meeting is to be held at
Cumberland for the purpose of asking
aid for the Chesapeake Il Ohio Canal
from the government.
Wallace Jones, bright little boy,
fell from the stone bridge in Charles
town few days and received injuries
which caused his death.
Thomas Boiling, a freight conductor
on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
was run over BY his train and killed at
Iithia Station last week.
We have an interesting communica-
ton by little girl OF Shepherdstown
that we will publish next week. We
haven't room for it this week.
Rev. X. c. Holland, OF Martinsburg,
has declined the call extended to him
bv Lutheran Church in Baltimore.
lie was offered salary of 81 800.
Rev. l.. Z. Sherer has Withdrawn his
resignation, recently rendered, as pas
tor of the Evangelical Lutheran charges
at Locust Grove and Harper's Ferry.
Some bold thief few days ago stole
a valuable robe from the carriage
of Mr.. +. III. Reiuhart in broad
daylight Oh the main street of this town.
A protracted meeting of great inter
est has been conducted in the NJ. L.
Church South at Middleway for several
weeks past. There have been over thirty
conversions.
We are indebted to Mr.. +. III. Nickers
for copy of The Athenaeum, very ex-
cellent bi-w eekly journal issued by the
literary societies of the West Virginia
University at MOrgantOwn.
We understand that MessrS. X. ID.
Lamar and +. ii. Reinhart are the
champion horseshoe pitchers of Moler's
Cross Roads. They intend shortly to
start out on tour of the Id.
The Carter House at Charlestown un-
der the management of the new prOprie-
tor, Mr.. Baker. is keeping no its good
reputation. When you visit Charles
town. put up at the Carter House.
While Alvy Shank, a young man 10
years old. was hunting in Frederick
county. Md, a few days ago, his gun
burst. and he was so badly hurt about
The head that he is not expected to live.
Miss Fanny Routzahh was awarded
500 by the jury in her suit at Hagcrs-
town against the Western Maryland
Railroad. She was hurt " lille stepping
from Il train which had started off TOO
soon.
Here is Il recommendation floating
about: Clean lamp chimneys by hold
ing them over the spout of ii teakettle
full OF boiling water, then wipe with 4
clean cloth II will make them beau
tifully clear.
The kirwan properly, on the east